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OSHA's Recordkeeping Rule OSHA defines in-patient hospitalization as a formal admission to the in-patient service of a hospital or clinic for care or treatment. An overnight stay does not determine whether the case is reportable or not.
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Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson 1 A stay in the hospital allows you to get back in control. 2  People who are unable to function. 3  Hospitalization makes sense if you are so depressed that you can't take care of yourself. 4  People who need observation when trying a new medication.ere are some examples. 1  People who are at risk of hurting themselves or others. 2  People who are unable to function. 3  People who need observation when trying a new medication. 4  People who need treatments that are given only in a hospital.
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immunization Medical Definition of immunization. : the creation of immunity usually against a particular disease; especially : treatment (as by vaccination) of an organism for the purpose of making it immune to a particular pathogen immunization against polio.
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EMTALA, The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act EMTALA has legal definitions of emergency medical condition and of the term stabilized.. Further, the CMS says this requirement applies to any facility that provides emergency services, not just to designated emergency rooms.
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- Partial Hospitalization Programs for Mental Health What is a Partial Hospitalization Program? A partial hospitalization program (PHP) is a level of care that provides clients with access to a safe, structured treatment environment without total disruption of their daily routines.
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Hospital School Hospital School. When a child is hospitalized, one concern is the fear of falling behind in school. Carrying on the everyday activity of going to school can have a positive effect on the hospitalized child’s attitude toward and acceptance of treatment.
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embolization Medical Definition of embolization. 1  1: the process by which or state in which a blood vessel or organ is obstructed by the lodgment of a material mass (as an embolus) pulmonary embolization embolization of a thrombus. 2: an operation in which pellets are introduced into the circulatory system in order to induce embolization in specific abnormal blood vessels.
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Rationalization Rationalization is a term of art in both psychology and sociology, though the term is most popularly used in the psychological sense.ationalization in psychology is often understood to mean making excuses, or post hoc explanations, for some action. Lying could be considered a conscious form of rationalization. Rationalization may also occur at the unconscious level, commonly known as self-deception.
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Inpatient Care Definition and Examples Inpatient care tends to be directed towards more serious ailments and trauma that require one or more days of overnight stay at a hospital. For the purposes of healthcare coverage, health insurance plans require you to be formally admitted to a hospital for a stay for a service to be considered inpatient.
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Cashless Health Insurance A. What is meant by cashless hospitalisation is that when you get admitted in the hospital for treatment, for an illness covered by your health insurance policy, you don’t have to pay for the treatment from your own pocket.
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Inpatient or outpatient hospital status affects your costs Observation services are hospital outpatient services you get while your doctor decides whether to admit you as an inpatient or discharge you. You can get observation services in the emergency department or another area of the hospital.
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- Document employed to obtain emergencyhospitalization for a person who is 1)mentally sick at the mercy of hospitalization by courtorder, and 2) presents a substantial threat ofphysical harm to him/herself or others ifallowed to keep at freedom pendingexamination. by Darin Report definition.
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- Assessment of the Quality of Nursing Care From Perspectives of Nurses Who Experienced Hospitalization as Patients Rana M. Elayan PhD, RN,Muayyad M. Ahmad PhD, RN.
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Aiming for Fewer Hospital U-turns: The Medicare Hospital Readmission Reduction Program Medicare uses an “all-cause” definition of readmission, meaning that hospital stays within 30 days of a discharge from an initial hospitalization are considered readmissions, regardless of the reason for the readmission.
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An Examination of Costs, Charges, and Payments for Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment in Community Hospitals An Examination of Costs, Charges, and Payments for Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment in Community Hospitals. Michael Stensland, Ph.D., Peter R. Watson, M.B.A., M.P.H., and Kyle L. Grazier, Dr. P.H. Hospitalization is a critical component of treatment for individuals with serious and persistent mental illness. Despite its resource intensity, the costs of inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations in the United States are not well understood. The objective of this research was to provide cost estimates for inpatient psychiatric care.
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Emergency department Observation services are hospital outpatient services given to help the. doctor decide if the patient needs to be admitted as an inpatient or can be. discharged. Observation services may be given in the emergency department. or another area of the hospital.
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Definitions &Translations Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word surgery department, hospital. U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Surgery Department, Hospital. Hospital department which administers all departmental functions and the provision of surgical diagnostic and therapeutic services.
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admission 3 a concession or acknowledgment. Admission. (1) The point at which a person begins an episode of care—e.g., by arriving at an inpatient ward. (2) The point at which a person enters hospital as a patient. Vox populi A statement by a person accused of doing a certain action acknowledging having done that action. Hospital/Healthcare admission types, Scotland.
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Geriatric Doctors To Manage Elderly Parent's Care Hospitalist is the term used to describe a physician who focuses on treating and coordinating care for people who have been hospitalized. These doctors are generally board-certified internists who are trained to be intimately familiar with the ins and outs of hospital care.
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- Partial Hospitalization Programs for Mental Health. What is a Partial Hospitalization Program? A partial hospitalization program (PHP) is a level of care that provides clients with access to a safe, structured treatment environment without total disruption of their daily routines. Our PHP allows your loved one to either live at our residential facilities during treatment, or stay home and commute to treatment every day.
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- Reason for inpatient services: The physician certifies the reasons for either— (i) Hospitalization of the patient for inpatient medical treatment or medically required inpatient diagnostic study; or (ii) Special or unusual services for outlier cases under the applicable prospective payment system for inpatient services.
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Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Readmission refers to. a patient’s being admitted to a hospital within. a certain time period from an initial admis-. sion. In the context of Medicare, readmissions. have been generally defined as a patient’s be-. ing hospitalized within 30 days of an initial. hospital stay. If a hospital has a high propor-. tion of patients readmitted within a short time. frame, it may be an indication of inadequate.
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Summary of Provisions in The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Safe transitioning of patient care within the hospital, and from the hospital to the community, which may include oversight of care in post-acute care facilities. Hospitalist: A Hospitalist is a practitioner who is engaged in clinical care, teaching, research, and/or leadership in the field of hospital medicine. Practitioners of hospital medicine include physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
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- certification cer·ti·fi·ca·tion (sûr'tə-fĭ-kā'shən) n. The reporting to health authorities of those diseases legally required to be reported. The attainment of board certification in a specialty. The court procedure by which a patient is committed to a mental institution. Involuntary mental hospitalization.
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- Hospital: A place for receiving medical or surgical care, usually as an inpatient (resident). An ill person in the US may be 'in the hospital,' and his ailing UK counterpart would say he is 'in hospital.'.
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What is Outpatient Treatment? Many define outpatient care as medical care that doesn’t require overnight hospitalization. This includes most types of health care, like doctor’s visits, lab tests, and sonograms. Outpatient treatment may also fit this definition, or it can more specifically refer to certain types of treatment procedures and rehabilitation services.